Kickhops

[-onza-rider-]

hi there people

i need some help on how to do kickhops.when i attempt to do them, i just go up in the air and when i kick the pedals, the wheel just spins.am i doing something wrong???

cheers

[tom 20]

wel good start..you need to pull the brake in the air and land on your back wheel, DONT PUT FRONT WHEEL ON FLOOR!! then you need to pedal but hop up again.. master that mate. its sort of a vital trick really

[Urban legend.]

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[steve@banbury-trials]

its all a matter of timing mate ,try pushing on the pedals a split second earlier

also try trashzen or even better get a copy of ' the art of trials ' by ryan leech ,amazing tutorial by a great rider

[-onza-rider-]

it may well be a matter of my timing

[matt rushton]

Try trashzen.com, good website for people that are new to trials.

Matt Rushton

[ZHI-sam]

heyy.

before you try anything you need to find a comfatable point on the back wheel. the further back your butt the lower the bike needs to be and visa versa. after this try these points.

to hop on back wheel.

1. practice doing 1 hop. try not to jump to high as you dont realy need to get a lot of air off the floor, you just need to do a small hop

2. after you have one or two done keep going to see how many you can do(my record is about 19 so far)

3.after you have these try to balance on back wheel as long as you can and ride off from it.

4. when you have all these move onto the pedal kick.

to learn the pedal kick:

the easiest way i found to learn was to endo to get on back wheel and then jump a couple of times. then lower the front wheel while moving back a bit.

then you should kick the pedals forward while releasing back brake (hydrolic rim i recomend such as the magura hs33) for a few seconds and try to ROLE not jump just once.

after this you then use the same technique but thrust your body to the stem (not to far as could be very painful .)

after you can pedal kick this way try to get on back wheel by pedaling but don't keep kicking. practice balancing there for a few seconds before attempting to jump after. soon you can try to kick onto things such as curbs and small walls. don't try anything to big as it can be dangerous and harmful to your body.

hope i helped you mate and good luck with your riding .

sam

Edited November 10, 2006 by the_emo_omen

[-onza-rider-]

thanks for the help emo omen

i already have the right point on my back wheel and my backhop record i think is 23, but ill give your way a try mate.

alex

[Concussion]

Sounds like your not leaning forward enough when you kick!

..... your on the back wheel hopping/balancing etc, bars kinda close to you. Let the front drop a little bit/straighten your arms etc, therefore moving your weight slightly forward/pressure to the front pedal etc. Then kick and pull on the bars into a kinda stand up straight position/stem close to you..... then when you land, compress your body a little bit to keep your weight over the rear wheel..... enabling you balance and do another forward hop!

Hope that helped / hope you get it!

[samo]

its just practice and not giving up